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Is caffeine a health hazard? A former Colorado student finds out
Journalist Murray Carpenter’s new book takes a closer look at caffeine and how it has percolated through cultures around the world for ages.
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By Shanna Lewis
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Pueblo Preps For Next Step In Levee Project
Crews should start replacing the concrete facing from more than a half mile of the original structure in early November.
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Work on Pueblo Levee Wrapping Up for the Season
Work on the Arkansas River levee that protects downtown Pueblo from flooding is winding down for the season. Planning for the next phase is underway.
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A Reprieve for Pueblo’s Corn Maiden Mural
As repairs on the aging Arkansas River levee move ahead, heavy equipment will cut through the image of a corn maiden, along with scores of other paintings that cover the […]
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Your Dog Could Be The Key To Curing Cancer
Pet dogs with cancer participate in clinical trials for new human treatments at CSU.
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Colorado Photographer Embraces Activism In New Book
Boyd Norton says photography is good way to preserve the world’s wild places.
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Rocky Mountain Survival Expert On Staying Alive The Way Early Humans Did
Cat Bigney spent months living like our ancestors did millions of years ago for a new reality TV show.
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EPA Begins Soil Sampling At Pueblo Superfund Site
Lead and arsenic were deposited by a smelter that ceased operations in 1908.
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American Indian Coalition Proposes Bears Ears National Monument
The Ute Moutain Ute are among tribes working to preserve 1.9 million acres of ancestral land in southern Utah.
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Arkansas River Levee Work Expected to Resume in February
The Pueblo Conservancy District is moving forward to find a contractor for the next phase of work to repair the Arkansas River Levee.
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A Cheyenne Woman Becomes A Warrior After The Sand Creek Massacre
The Sand Creek Massacre in 1864 set a young woman named Mochi on a path to avenge the deaths of her family and people.
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The ‘Critter Captain’ And The 15,000 SciFi Writers Who Call His Website Home
Critters.org may be the world’s oldest and largest online critique group for science fiction, fantasy and horror writers.
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Love’s Light and Shadows Are At Heart of Tanaya Winder’s Poetry
The Boulder poet explores love in all its forms and its power to change the world.
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Pueblo Levee Work To Begin Later Than Expected
The levees that protect downtown Pueblo from flooding will likely get repaired early next year, which is a bit later than expected.
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7 Children Have Elevated Lead Levels After Living Near Former Smelter Site
The report notes that even low levels of lead could cause serious health problems in children.
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Evidence of Toxins Found at Superfund Site in Pueblo
Results of bloodwork and soil testing done in the area of the former Colorado Smelter Superfund site in Pueblo were released this week.
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